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Thanks for your help everyone. Now that everything is summed up I have removed the post.... not sure how to removed it properly though.

It was quite common practice in the 60s and 70s for Mini owners to cut the radiator shroud out so as to mount the radiator onto the inner guard with a couple of brackets. I did that with all my Minis. You could fit a much thicker radiator and remove/refit it in a couple of minutes. So if there's no shroud anymore, is there anywhere else on the bodyshell that a number is stamped into the metal?

What does the A mean in 2/05A ?

Yeah, stay away from that one.

There 's no reason to have any body deadener there. None from the factory, and nobody would put any there aftermarket, because there's no need. They're straight-up lying to you.

Why would there be a patch of sound deadener, when there is no reason to have it there, and it just so happens to damage the stamping numbers? The answer is that there was never any sound deadening there and they just removed the numbers. If someone tried to sell this to my I'd report them. I hope you haven't handed over any money yet.

I have however looked into the engine number and looks like its a 1275 from a morris 1100/1300. Is this a company practice?

Author:	brett [ Mon Feb 18, 2019 10:21 pm ]
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Yeah stay far far far away, there is 0 reason to have sound deading over where the numbers usually is. never there from the factory!

Author:	Irish Yobbo [ Tue Feb 19, 2019 8:38 am ]
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Yeah, stay away from that one. There 's no reason to have any body deadener there. None from the factory, and nobody would put any there aftermarket, because there's no need. They're straight-up lying to you. Why would there be a patch of sound deadener, when there is no reason to have it there, and it just so happens to damage the stamping numbers? The answer is that there was never any sound deadening there and they just removed the numbers. If someone tried to sell this to my I'd report them. I hope you haven't handed over any money yet.

Author:	riley2 [ Tue Feb 19, 2019 12:00 pm ]
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Thanks for your help everyone. Now that everything is summed up I have removed the post.... not sure how to removed it properly though.

Author:	9YaTaH [ Tue Feb 19, 2019 1:06 pm ]
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Why You did nothing wrong and the discussion was educational for those looking to purchase a genuine car...

Author:	winabbey [ Tue Feb 19, 2019 2:00 pm ]
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riley2 wrote: Thanks for your help everyone. Now that everything is summed up I have removed the post.... not sure how to removed it properly though. As a general rule it is preferable that posts are not deleted from the forum, even if the question has been answered or there's a change of direction, or whatever. The thread is now a bit confusing because the original post is gone. Best to leave it all in place for future reference.

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Author:	slide [ Tue Feb 19, 2019 4:27 pm ]
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It was quite common practice in the 60s and 70s for Mini owners to cut the radiator shroud out so as to mount the radiator onto the inner guard with a couple of brackets. I did that with all my Minis. You could fit a much thicker radiator and remove/refit it in a couple of minutes. So if there's no shroud anymore, is there anywhere else on the bodyshell that a number is stamped into the metal?

Author:	gtogreen1969 [ Tue Feb 19, 2019 4:56 pm ]
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slide wrote: It was quite common practice in the 60s and 70s for Mini owners to cut the radiator shroud out so as to mount the radiator onto the inner guard with a couple of brackets. I did that with all my Minis. You could fit a much thicker radiator and remove/refit it in a couple of minutes. So if there's no shroud anymore, is there anywhere else on the bodyshell that a number is stamped into the metal? Its probably still has the body number in the channel above the wiper motor. 2/05 or 2/05A Attachment: 2-05 1969 Mini K.jpg Attachment: 2-05A 1969 Mk 2 Matic.jpg

Author:	winabbey [ Tue Feb 19, 2019 5:15 pm ]
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What does the A mean in 2/05A ?

Author:	gtogreen1969 [ Tue Feb 19, 2019 5:51 pm ]
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winabbey wrote: What does the A mean in 2/05A ? Automatic

Author:	AJ [ Tue Feb 19, 2019 6:25 pm ]
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Irish Yobbo wrote: Yeah, stay away from that one. There 's no reason to have any body deadener there. None from the factory, and nobody would put any there aftermarket, because there's no need. They're straight-up lying to you. Why would there be a patch of sound deadener, when there is no reason to have it there, and it just so happens to damage the stamping numbers? The answer is that there was never any sound deadening there and they just removed the numbers. If someone tried to sell this to my I'd report them. I hope you haven't handed over any money yet. Is this the same mob that drill a hole on an early numbered Mini K where the the one is stamped on the radiator shroud , so you are left with YG2S xxxx , oh yes sir its a genuine Mk2 Cooper 'S'

Author:	riley2 [ Wed Feb 20, 2019 7:04 am ]
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Sorry everyone, I have added in the first post again to avoid any confusion. The car did have a resto job done by the owner who has had the car for 25 years (apparently) and he noticed the numbers missing when he purchased it. See some photos of the car before the resto here.

Author:	9YaTaH [ Wed Feb 20, 2019 11:59 am ]
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"The car did have a resto job done by the owner who has had the car for 25 years (apparently) and he noticed the numbers missing when he purchased it." Even 25 years ago, alarm bells should have been ringing

Author:	winabbey [ Wed Feb 20, 2019 12:12 pm ]
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If you can get access to the car look under the radiator cowl and you may be able to see and read the reverse of the original stamped numbers.

Author:	riley2 [ Wed Feb 20, 2019 12:29 pm ]
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the car is 6hrs away from me so I certainly can't see underneath. I have however looked into the engine number and looks like its a 1275 from a morris 1100/1300. Is this a company practice?

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Author:	winabbey [ Wed Feb 20, 2019 1:08 pm ]
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riley2 wrote: I have however looked into the engine number and looks like its a 1275 from a morris 1100/1300. Is this a company practice? Yes, the 1275 cc engine from the Morris 1100S and later Minis is a good source of larger capacity engines when transplanting into a 998 or 1098 vehicle. It would not have been fitted to this car from the factory.